Ha!

I grin.

You smile.

We pretend...

cuz' ain't nothing funny.

As we wear our masks and our huge clown costumes, we perform.

giving the audience

our energy

our essence.

So caught up in the performance,

that we forget what's real.

We forget the passion we had.

We forget us...

Yes, I may grin, I may even smile...

But I'm dying on the inside.

Though I want to show my tears...

I could never break.

My show has ended, and I'm left watching you perform...

blood streaming from my eyes

Pain turning the stage lights blue..

cold...

and though you perform...

I can feel how you feel...